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Snowden Bishop

@snowdenbishop.bsky.social

9K followers 2.3K following 680 posts

Award-winning producer/writer, radio show host, public speaker, climate leader, wildlife photographer, environmental journalist, and social justice warrior with a mission: to salvage democracy and create a better world, one word at a time.

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Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · Dec 4

Wow, I’m humbled and grateful to be followed by so many trusted friends and new acquaintances. Due to the daily limit of accounts we can follow, it may take some time to reciprocate. I’ll vet and follow back as fast as I can and look forward to exchanging ideas with allies here in the sky! 🦋🙏💙

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Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · 13h

This! 👇

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 1d

#AZ07 doesn't have a Congresswoman to represent them because trumps little Johnson doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

Swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

🚨BREAKING: A federal appeals court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to keep the National Guard under federal command in Illinois — but blocked its use for active deployment. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Keep Control of Illinois National Guard but Bars Deployment

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
👉👉 nokings.org

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

What I didn't properly prepare myself for was that as the masked and armed fascists start tossing citizens into unmarked vans without license plates, they *also* take to television to opine on how patient they've been with their allegedly hateful and violent—actually law-abiding and peaceful—critics

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Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · 2d

“USAID provided critical (response to prior) outbreaks. But, (without it), health officials fear it’ll be difficult to compensate for the loss. Ebola in DRC rages with a 61% death rate and funding dried up.“

Hate to say told you so… but ending USAID was a bad idea. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo rages, with 61% death rate and funding running dry

Responders ask for $25 million to contain the disease. They have $2.2 million.

arstechnica.com

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Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!🙏 Good to see familiar Birdland refugees here. Hoping to have spaces-like integration here soon so I can finally make X an ex too!🤣

Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · 1d

“This isn’t some tinpot scandal of bent (politics or dodgy dealing). It’s a portal into a network… seeking to destabilise (Ukraine & US elections). …That UK’s oblivious to (its import & why it matters) fills me with a new wave of alarm.” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

We need to talk about Russia

So, yes, that means we also need to talk about Nigel Farage

open.substack.com

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Jill-Duh @gildafoster.bsky.social · 1d

Nonviolence is the strength.
It's still risky and ICE is not going to play nice.

youtu.be/tvtef5cmOzg

ICE shoots Chicago pastor in the head w/ rubber bullet: Nonviolence will not protect you from ICE?

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

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Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · 2d

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo rages, with 61% death rate and funding running dry

Responders ask for $25 million to contain the disease. They have $2.2 million.

arstechnica.com

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Karen 🐞 Ladybug @mrskladybug.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · 2d

Great interview with ‘Run Like a Girl’ author Catherine McKenna about misogyny and harassment targeting women activists and politicians more often than not. When will our legislators say enough and make laws against it?

A worthy read by @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social
www.thewhig.com/opinion/run-...

‘Run like a girl’ to defeat misogyny

Catherine McKenna is busy these days fighting the good fight on behalf of women and the environment.

www.thewhig.com

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Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · 5d

Fascism 101. This is not normal. All guardrails of democracy are gone except one: US. Only we can salvage it, but only if enough of us rise up, organize and mobilize together.

🇺🇸 Call your reps
🗞️ Support local media
🪧 Join protests
🗳️ Get out the vote
☎️ Volunteer to phone bank
☕️ Talk to neighbors

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 6d

Donald Trump is calling for the Chicago mayor and Illinois governor to be locked up because they won’t bend the knee to his fascism and legitimize his lies and propaganda.

Locking up political opponents to crush dissent is fascism, whether you like the word or not.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6d

Donald Trump is calling for the jailing of his political opponents in Chicago. His DOJ lackeys have already indicted a NJ Congresswoman for conducting ICE facility oversight and James Comey. John Bolton's house was raided.

We must treat these latest threats seriously and all stand up against them.

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 5d

Portland PD threatens ICE with arrest! More. Of. This. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5d

He finally got the election-denying MAGA A.G. he always dreamed of. Bondi was openly partisan, scornful & highly combative, her non-answers dripping with disdain. Very telling when she was asked if she'd seen the photos of her boss "with half-naked young women." PATHETIC
#ProtectingHerPedophilePrez

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 5d

Abigail Spanberger has the credentials and experience to take Virginia into the future. She will prioritize growing the economy, supporting workers and making the state more affordable for everyday Virginians. She deserves your vote on Nov. 4.

Elect Abigail Spanberger
Governor of Virginia